Intraoperative determination of the aortic valve area (Gorlin) by flowmetry

Larmi, T.K.; Kärkölä, P.; Kairaluoma, M.I.; Tuononen, S.; Nuutinen, L.; Takkunen, J.

Annales Chirurgiae et Gynaecologiae 66(2): 87-89

1977


ISSN/ISBN: 0355-9521
PMID: 869483
Document Number: 120931
The aortic area (Torlin) for diseased stenotic aortic valves was calculated in 10 patients using two different methods; data obtained in preoperative cardiac catheterization and by intraoperative flowmetric and aortic and left ventricular pressure-recording measurements, and their mutual correlation was tested. The correlation between the aortic valve areas obtained by these methods was very good (r = 0.992), confirming the valve and reliability of the intraoperative flowmetric and pressure recording measurements in clinical work.

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